Bolsonaro's Party accepts Brazil election defeat, but he refuses to concede

NEW: Bolsonaro's party accepts Brazil's election defeat to Lula, but Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede as President Trump calls the vote 'rigged' without offering evidence.

Bolsonaro's own party has accepted defeat in Brazil's election. The man himself has not.

Lula has won again, and you can see his supporters celebrating here, a sea of red in the streets. The party machine behind Jair Bolsonaro is acknowledging the result, which in Brazilian politics is a significant signal.

But his son, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, is refusing to concede. And from Washington, President Trump is calling the vote rigged, without offering any evidence to support that claim.

So Brazil now has a verified result, a governing party that accepts it, and a family dynasty plus a foreign president who don't. Remember, the last time Bolsonaro supporters rejected a Lula victory, they stormed the capital. The party conceding while the Bolsonaros hold out is exactly the gap where trouble lives.

This is Angel Manalo, reporting for HIT.